Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge

47°58′21″N 97°16′39″W / 47.97248°N 97.27758°W / 47.97248; -97.27758^[1]Area1,270 acres (5.1 km²)Established1936Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteKellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge was established to develop and manage a system of wetlands and grasslands that is unique to the Red River Valley. The Refuge supports a diversity of wetland and grassland wildlife, while providing for wildlife-dependent recreation, interpretation, and education. Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge is located in the heart of the Red River Valley. The Refuge contains an intermittent stream that flows into the Turtle River, a tributary of the Red River. The Refuge covers portions of Blooming, Lakeville and Rye Townships of Grand Forks County.

The refuge was established in 1936 and contains a total of 1,270 acres (5.1 km²).^[2]

References

Refuge website

^ "Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Annual Report of Lands Under Control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service" (PDF). www.fws.gov. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. September 30, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011.

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Protected areas of North Dakota

National Parks

Theodore Roosevelt

National Historic Sites

National Wildlife Refuges

National Grasslands

U.S. Wilderness Areas

Other Federal

State

Parks	Beaver Lake Cross Ranch Fort Abraham Lincoln Fort Ransom Fort Stevenson Grahams Island Icelandic Lake Metigoshe Lake Sakakawea Lewis and Clark Little Missouri Sully Creek Turtle River
Recreation areas	Butte Saint Paul Crow Flies High Little Metigoshe Pelican Point Pembina Gorge

North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department

v t e National Wildlife Refuges of the United States
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming American Samoa Guam Puerto Rico U.S. Minor Outlying Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

National Wildlife Refuges of the United States